Should you carry an umbrella this week? IMD forecast revealed

IMD forecast: The monsoon trough has further shifted northwards today. It is likely to shift further northwards towards the foothills of the Himalayas during next 24 hours and remain there during next 3­4 days.

The monsoon has been travelling northwards in India successfully with heavy to moderate and light rainfall in various regions of the country. Guess what! You might want to consider carrying umbrella every day for this week now, because government’s weather forecaster India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains across the country. According to IMD, the monsoon trough has further shifted northwards today. It is likely to shift further northwards towards the foothills of the Himalayas during next 24 hours and
remain there during next 3­4 days.

IMD warns about heat rains in this week. It comes as a cautious sign for working class citizens, travellers, airlines and railways whose daily operations may slow down in coming days.

Consequently, rainfall activity is very likely to occur at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over northern parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh, Western Himalayan region with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over foothill­regions of Uttarakhand, East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub­Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Meghalaya during next 2 days, as per IMD.